We can all tough it out!!

 

Summer holidays are coming to an end and the school year is just round the corner. I guess we can all tough it out, that is to say, we are strong enough to face such a tough situation ( Stay strong ). We all have to bear in mind that in two weeks' time we will be having our entry exams, so there is still time to go through all the contents we saw last year.

 

The English We Speak:  Tough it out  (BBC Learning English)

It is obvious that those who have done some kind of work this summer ( SUMMER SCOREBOARD ) will have better chances to succeed.

 

 

Well, starting a new school year is music to my ears as it means new challenges, new students, new partners... We will try not to play it by ear so as to have everything well planned and organised. Don't worry if there are some tough situations ahead since Albert will be always eager to lend you an ear . Anyway, there will always be moments when you are  up to your ears in work. I gave you some tips for this summer to avoid this situation, but if you haven't followed my advice, just take it easy and try to keep a regular pace in your efforts, and perhaps you need to do a To-do list (check below to know what it really means). Here you've been presented with 4 expressions connected with ear. You can check the meaning of each of them just below in the English in a Minute section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities on the SIMPLE PAST for my   students in 1º ESO !!!!

 

• MODAL VERBS (ToLearnEnglish) - Can, Must or Should?

• Adverbs of manner (Test-English)

• Who says these questions? A ticket seller at a bus station or a passenger?
  a) How much does a ticket cost?    b) Can I help you?     c) Where's the bus stop?    d) When's the next bus?     e) How often does the bus run?    f) Woud you like a ticket?    g) Which bus do I take?

 Complete the dialogue with the previous questions?  

A: ____     B: Yes, please. I'd like to go to the beach.  _____    A: Bus 345 goes to the beach.   B: ____    A: Every twenty minutes.    B: I see.  ____     A: In ten minutes.    B: ___     A: It's £5 ____    B: Yes, please. _____   A. It's right over there. Have a good trip!

 

Learning English Grammar:  To-do lists  (BBC Learning English)

Have you done your To-do list yet? Tell me about it!

 

 

NEW THAT'S ENGLISH   >>>> Here are my hints for you to watch:    1º ESO      Unit 1A     Unit 1B  (Module 2)         3º ESO     Unit 10A   Unit 10B    (Module 4)      

...and remember that if you want to watch more episodes, you can visit my site! 

NEW THAT'S ENGLISH - albertomeditutor

 

 

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 3º ESO:

 

  HABITS IN THE PAST >>>> ANY LONGER, NO LONGER, ANY MORE, NO MORE

 Present Perfect Simple  and   USED TO  

 

76. Write the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH.

1. "I don't care for anybody but you", my mother said to her son _______________________

2. "Please, Tom, take it", said his girlfriend.    __________________________  

3. "Won't you say something about what happened?", said the teacher to the students. _______

77. Write sentences using the following words/expressions.

cry    -     for  a while   -   wrong

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones ft. Aretha Franklin (original version). Here's a version with lyrics included for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   What's your favourite snack?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 
  

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  English in a MINUTE: Phrases with EAR  (BBC Learning English)  

  

• Real Easy English: Talking about MESS  (BBC Learning English) 

• The pronunciation lounge: How to pronounce -ED endings  (BBC Learning English)    

Carolyn's interview - ENGLAND - #HUMAN 

 

 

 

English with Lucy talks about 60 confusing English words      

 

 

12 Confusing nouns

Pair 1: floor vs ground        Pair 2: journey vs trip ( vs travel)     Pair 2: opportunity vs possibility

Pair 4: receipt vs recipe      Pair 5: history vs story              Pair 6: shade vs shadow 

 

Quiz (minute 12.30) 

US Open 2025: Álcaraz vs Opelka (Round 1) ....

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

Learn English with Kung Fu Panda -  Po Meets Shifu  

 

 

 

Football Legends:  Franz BECKENBAUER   | FIFA Classic Player   

 

 

What is a you problem?

 

 

Teachers can help students learn to a certain extent since there is a time when these difficulties become 'a you problem' as it is the students' responsability to make the final effort. Teachers try to smooth these hurdles in the learning process, but I'm afraid they cannot go any further. Follow their advice and if you don't, just save your tears for another day!

 

The English We Speak:  A you problem  (BBC Learning English)

Actually, it is not even a good thing when it is too easy for the students. Remember Albert Einstein's words: "I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn."

Anyway, you don't have to learn many things by heart to say "Hey, Albert, see how fluently I can speak English! Eat your heart out!" , but be careful when playing poker not to  wear your heart on your sleeve so that the other people sitting at the table can see how you feel. Here you've been presented with 3 expressions connected with heart. You can check the meaning of each of them just below in the English in a Minute section.

       

  

Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

 

• 2022_A pizza for the Queen_Will the machines take control  

 

Solutions to the exam...

1- a  (lines 4-5)  2- d  (lines 10-11)   

3: False (lines 3-4) “Tomato-based pizza was then considered the food of the poor people of Naples and mainly sold by the street vendors.”

4: False (line 5) “People would eat watermelons in summer and pizza throughout the year.”

5: False (line 9) “(The Queen found this pizza absolutely delicious and she is said to have sent a note of appreciation to the pizza maker,) who then named the pizza after the Queen.”

6: True  (line 4) “Now that the former Google executive has a book out titled The Age of Artificial Intelligence (, I made him the same question about Artificial Intelligence (AI): “Friend or enemy?)”

7.1: popularity (lines 4, 10)   7.2: emulate (line 8)    8.1: flag (lines 1, 8)   8.2: appreciation (line 9)

9- d (line 3)   10- c (line 2)

11: True  (line 4) “Now that the former Google executive has a book out titled The Age of Artificial Intelligence (, I made him the same question about Artificial Intelligence (AI): “Friend or enemy?)” 

12: False (lines 5-6) “AI is imprecise, and it can be unreliable as a partner,” he replied.” // “It’s dynamic since it’s changing all the time.” // “It’s emergent and does things you don’t expect.”

13: False (line 7) ““It will be everywhere” (, continues Schmidt).”

14: True (line 12) “(I think that these AI systems are going to think, not like humans, but they’re going to be very smart,) and that we’re going to have to coexist.”

15.1: former (line 4)   15.2: eventually (line 10)   16.1: taste (line 2)  16.2: demon (line 9) 

USE OF ENGLISH

17.1  driving      17.2. didn't attend      18.1  away     18.2 much

19. The headmaster has required all children over the age of six to wear a uniform at my school.

20. The baby is being looked after at day care.

21. When did the court take legal action against the criminal?

22. The most important meeting in 2022 will be held in China, which is an overpopulated Asian country. 

23. We had our new dishwasher installed last Monday.

24. if we take action right now.

25. It was such a comfortable armchair that he ordered two more at the shop.

26. I used to work for the government, but now my job is in the private sector.

27. “The cruise will continue its journey this week,” they announced.

28. The good news is that we still have another chance.

 

 

 

Spain at 'extreme risk' of new wildfires as 14 blazes spread (BBC News)

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat (The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

  SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities on the SIMPLE PAST for my   students in 1º ESO !!!!

 

58. Read about your parents' routines and think about something strange that happened yesterday using the SIMPLE PAST.

1. My parents usually wake up early, but yesterday morning ___________________________

2. My father usually walks to work, but yesterday __________________________

3. My father is usually early for work, but yesterday ________________________

4. My mother usually has some soup for lunch, but yesterday _____________________

5. My parents usually go out in the evening, but yesterday evening _____________________

6. My mother usually sleeps very well, but last night ________________________

59. First, decide which verb goes in each gap, and then fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST form of the verbs.   

VERBS: BUY (2)  -  HURT  - TEACH  - SPEND  - SELL - THROW - FALL - CATCH  - COST

1. I was hungry, so I ___________ something to eat in the take-away restaurant.

2. My sister __________ the ball to the baby who __________ it in the air.

3. My mother __________ her how to drive when she was 18.

4. Bill _________ down this morning playing football and __________ his arm.

5. We saved some money and two years later we ____________ our car.

6. Ann ________ a lot of money yesterday, so she _________ her bike which _______ £100 .

60. MEDIATION. A friend of yours has just come back from holiday and you ask him questions about it.

1. where / go?   2. food / good   3. how long / stay there?  4. stay in a hotel?   5. go alone  6. how / travel?  7. the weather / fine?   8. what / do in the evenings?   9. meet / any interesting people?

61. SIMPLE PAST NEGATIVE. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate forms.

1. My uncle (not shave) __________ this morning because he (not have) __________ time.

2. We (not eat) ____________ anything because we (not be) __________ hungry.

3. I (not rush) ___________ because I (not be) ____________ in a hurry.

4. She (not be) _________ interested in the book because she (not understand) _________ it. 

 

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 3º ESO:

 

70. Write questions to the following answers.

1. ________________? It was old, grey, large and beautiful.

2. ________________ ? There were few flags in the windows.

3. ________________ ? I heard music.

71. Rewrite the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH.

1. "If he's red, he will be all right", they said. _____________________________

2. "Don't look at him! He's very angry", he said. __________________________

3. "How can the king be here? It's not possible", Margaret said. ________________________

72. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES. Write sentences using the clues given.

1. Her hair / red / her brother's   _____________________________

2. She / beautiful / girl / Ruritania    __________________________

3. The Old Town / dirty / the New Town ________________________

73. Write sentences using the following words and expressions:

joke    -     I was in a dream   -    belong

74. Rewrite the following sentences using the PASSIVE VOICE.

1. We must do something. _____________________________

2. He is doing too much.  __________________________

3. Nobody has seen him lately.  _____________________ 

75. Rewrite the following sentences using the ACTIVE VOICE.

1. Tom was pushed away. _____________________________

2. A knob was given to Becky by Tom.  __________________________

3. She must be treated gently by her husband.   ________________________

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Save your tears by The Weeknd & Ariana Grande. Here's a version with lyrics included for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Are plant-based substitutes healthier than meat?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 
  

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  English in a MINUTE: Phrases with HEART  (BBC Learning English)  

• Real Easy English: Talking about SECRETS  (BBC Learning English) 

• Learning English from the News: Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war  (BBC Learning English)    

Wangechi's interview - AUSTRALIA - #HUMAN 

 

English with Lucy... Would Rather v Prefer? What’s the difference?   

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

Learn English with Spiderman -  The Devil wears Prada  - Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway

 

...and also with Peter Pan: You can fly